Tracheal ring-graft reinforcement in lieu of tracheostomy for tracheomalacia

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 556-559

  Cacciaguerra, S ^a   Bianchi, A ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchomalacia; Cartilage grafts; Oesophageal atresia; Tracheal reconstruction; Tracheomalacia; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRACHEA RECONSTRUCTION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; WHEEZING;

CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031790958     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050402     Document Type: Article

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